Looking out from the top of Polly’s Garden
I could barely see the Buffalo
3rd day straight of the end of summer’s rain
wondering where the lifetimes go
This ain’t the first time
our land has been forsaken
it’s what this fine nation
was founded on
If I look close enough
I can still see the blood on my hands
forgive me God,
I’m ready to steward your land
28 counties drink our water
wash their babies, grow their food
from these headwaters it flows ten thousand miles
ain’t no time to sit and brood
‘Cause we got trouble in the mountain valley
this is bigger than our backyard
this is raping all that we’ve come to preserve
time to join hands both near and far
Nelson County, Franklin and Montgomery,
Rockbridge River, the James and the New
protect our lifeline, keep our waters pristine
we owe our children, we owe it to you
This ain’t about money
it goes much deeper
our bodies are water
the rivers our veins
Our hearts are wider
than the deepest lakes in this land
let’s stand for something
let’s stake our claims
From West Virginia
to Pittsylvania
let’s stretch our arms
longer than their line
We are caretakers
there’s nothing here you can touch
our crystal palace
is nothing you can buy
So drink deeply
and feel the sustenance
let Gods love
pour over you
We’re being called upon
there’s nothing greater than this
raise your hands and ask what you can do
raise your hands and ask what you can do
Raise our hands
it’s up to me and you
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